Job Title
Corporate Associate Private Fund Alternative Investment
Firm
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Location
Illinois-Chicago
Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Associate with at least four years of private fund or other alternative investment experience. Seyfarth’s investment attorneys possess the broad, in-depth experience necessary to serve a large and diverse group of institutional investors. Our clients include government plans, large corporate plans, universities, family offices, multi-employer plans and other significant investors. Typical deal size ranges from $50 Million to $500 Million per deal. The practice is global. In addition to comingled fund investments, we handle direct investments, co-investments, joint ventures, separate accounts and club deals. We represent our clients in deals exceeding $30 Billion per year and are viewed as a leading firm in representing these institutional investors in sophisticated deals. As noted by Legal 500, “Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s team exclusively represents heavyweight limited partners, including major state retirement schemes, and it consistently fights for its clients to get the best possible arrangements with general partners of private equity funds.” Our clients also reported to Legal 500 that “Seyfarth Shaw has one of the deepest and broadest teams of lawyers who primarily represent investors in private funds (as opposed to the sponsors of those funds). At the same time, as a global law firm, they have a team of experts to assist on unusual regulatory and capital markets issues that come up from time to time within or without an investment fund transaction.” Experience representing institutional investors (for example, governmental pension plans, ERISA pension plans, charitable and university foundations, and family offices) in their evaluation of and execution on investment opportunities Experience reviewing and structuring comingled private fund investments (e.g. limited partnership agreements, subscription agreements, and side letters), co-investments , bespoke joint ventures and direct investments, secondaries transactions and general investment counseling A high level of initiative and engagement, an entrepreneurial attitude, a willingness (and the confidence) to engage directly with clients and opposing counsel, and a demonstrable commitment to becoming a partner Search firms with an active fee agreement may submit candidates for this position via our portal (please notify us via email when you have submitted a candidate). Please email Melanie d’Amecourt at mdamecourt@seyfarth.com for access to submit. If you do not have an active fee agreement with us, please send a blind profile to Melanie d’Amecourt at mdamecourt@seyfarth.com.
Posted
Updated
Position
Associate
Practice Areas
Corporate
Specialties
Investment Funds, Joint Ventures
Experience
4+ years
Employer Type
Law Firm